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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 42

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Roy Terwilliger (R) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Michael Mobley (D) by 44.7 points.

Roy TerwilligerRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.3%28,610
27.7%10,936
39,546 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+48.31986R+42.41990R+23.71992R+44.71996R+32.32000R+28.62002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET